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[Correspondence on public matters s welcomed at all times, but it. must ae- distinctly understood that, this tournal is in no way associated with ■ho opinions of its correspondent*.] A TAX ON WIDOWS.
[To tub Edit oil.] Sir, —I saw a paragraph in your Hsiie of Saturday referring to a Mr. Reiter, a southern aspirant for political honors, advocating a tax on - i-hi-.v.-;. Though the subject of placng a tax on bachelors and widows s usually treated with ridicule, it is one deserving of serious consideration. provided the widow or bachelor has sufficient income to pay a. tax. The bachelor or the widow contributes little or nothing to charitable aid, enjoys all the privileges (of any value) or a ratepayer, and yet contributes nothing towards municipal or harbor board rates. Bachelors could well afford to pay a tax on a reasonable income, and widows in a similar fin uicial position, who are without a family, could do likewise. Taking a sparsely-populated country like 'New Zealand, the principle of taxing bachelors or widows is an eminently sound one.—l am, etc., “.MARRIED MAN."
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2223, 22 June 1908, Page 2
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182CORRESPONDENCE. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2223, 22 June 1908, Page 2
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